Transportation Commissioners from Washington, Oregon and California to meet in Eugene Sept. 12-13
For more information contact Kevin Beckstrom, 503-986-3430, or Sabrina Foward, 503-986-3450
SALEM — Transportation commissioners from Oregon, Washington and California will meet in Eugene to discuss regional transportation issues and concerns. The tri-state meeting will run from 10:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 12, and 8:15 a.m. – noon, Wednesday, Sept. 13, on the University of Oregon campus. This is the first meeting of the three commissions since before the pandemic.
Presenters from the three states will lead discussions on:
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Road usage charging — The reasons why we started pursuing the topic and efforts to-date along with next steps.
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Climate and Electrification — Balancing the needs of freight and climate, climate adaptation and freight resiliency.
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Creating a West Coast states’ transportation network plan — The Washington State Legislature asked for a scoping effort to discuss the feasibility of creating a regional plan.
Other meeting topics include a briefing from the administrators of the Federal Highway Administration in each state and guest presenters from the University of Oregon’s Urbanism Next Program and The Ray.
The meeting will be recorded and available on ODOT’s YouTube Channel after the meeting.
For more information about the Oregon Transportation Commission and a complete meeting agenda, visit our website at: https://www.oregon.gov/odot/Get-Involved/Pages/OTC_Main.aspx.
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